Fence-post



N0. 6l5,583. Patented Dec. 6, I898. A. SNELL.

FENCE POST.

Application filed May 17, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARPHAD SNELL, OF TICE, ILLINOIS.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,583, dated December6, 1898.

Application filed May 1'7, 1898. Serial No.,680,957. (No'modeh) T0 aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARPHAD SNELL, of Tice, in the county of Menard andState of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Fence- Post, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a clay fence-post and a simpleand economic means for securing the wires of a wire fence to such posts.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a wire fence in which theimproved posts are employed. Fig. 2 is a Vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the improved post. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the post, andFig. at is a longitudinal vertical section through a hollow postconstructed in accordance with my invention.

The post A is made of clay, hardened by baking or by any other approvedmethod. The posts may be of any dimensions and of any desiredcross-sectional shape, and, furthermore, the posts may be made solid, asshown in Fig. 2, or tubular, as illustrated in Fig. 4. One face of thepost A, preferably the front face, is provided with a series oftransverse grooves or slots 10, the number of these grooves or slotscorresponding to the number of strands of wire that is to be employed inthe construction of the fence. Below the lowermost groove or notch 10 arecess 11 is made in the same face of the post. This recess 11 ispreferably of rectangular shape, as illustrated in the drawings,although it may be otherwise formed, if desired, and when the post istubular the recess 11 in the post will be in communication with theinterior chamber thereof, as shown in Fig. 4:.

In connection with each post a bindingstrip 12 is employed. This stripis adapted to extend across the notches or grooves 10 longitudinally ofthe post, and the lower end of the strip is bent upon itself to form ahorizontal flange or member 13, which is made to enter the slot 11,while a corresponding flange or member 14 is formed at the upper end ofthe binding-strip, the upper flange or member being in engagement withthe upper end of the post, as shown in Fig. 1. The binding-strip issecured to the post in any suitable or approved manner, preferablythrough the medium of bands 15, a band being usually located below eachof the grooves or notches 10. Any number of bands may be used, and

they may be placed wherever required. These bands may be made of wire,said wire being cut in suitable lengths and passed around the posts andthe binding-strip, and the ends of the wire are twisted at the outsideof the post, so as to hold the binding-strip 12 in close contact withsaid post. The posts are planted in the ground and are held firmly intheir planted position by any suitable means, and the strands 16 ofwire, that form the fence in connection with the posts, are passedaround the end post, between the post and the binding-strip, the wiresentering the notches or grooves 10 in said end post. The end of the wireis then twisted around the strands, so as to anchor the said strands tothe end posts, and the strands are then passed between thebinding-strips and the notched surfaces of the intermediate posts,entering the notches or grooves 10 until the next end post is reached,where the wire strands are secured in like manner as has been describedin connection with the starting end post.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A clay fence-post provided with a series oftransverse notches and an opening below the lowermost notch, abinding-strip crossing the notches in the post, the said binding-stripbeing provided with a flange at its lower end which enters the saidopening in the post, and a flange at its upper end which engages withthe top of the post, and clamps securing the binding-strip to the post,as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of a fence-post, abinding-strip runninglongitudinally along the outside of the fence -post and adapted to clampthe wires between the post and the 2 asses strip, and means encirclingthe binding-strip notches, the lower end of the binding-strip 1e and thepost and serving to hold the strip being bent inwardly into the openingin the rigidly in place. lower portion of the post, and means encir- Thecombination of a fence-post procling the binding-strip and the post tohold 5 vided With a series of notches respectively the bindingrstrip inplace.

adapted to receive the fence-Wires, the post ARPHAD SNELL.

also having an opening in its lower portion, Witnesses:

a binding-strip located outside of the post HENRY B. ALBERs,

and serving to hold the Wires rigidly in the L. A. WHIPP.

